Nepal: Projects and Results

Latest Project Results and Case Studies

July 2017
Building Schools Better in Nepal
More than 150 retrofitted school buildings withstood the earthquake that rocked Nepal in 2015. Now hundreds more schools are being upgraded to keep students and communities safe.
September 2016
Nourishing the Fields of Nepal
Community irrigation systems are being repaired in villages across Nepal, yielding better harvests and bigger incomes for tens of thousands of farming families.
October 2015
New Knowledge Helps Nepal Adapt to Uncertain Climate Future
Spreading information on how to adapt in the face of weather extremes is fast becoming an essential tool for Dhulikhel town in Nepal and other communities on the front line of climate change.
July 2015
Nepal: A Chorus of Women’s Voices Makes a Difference – Influencing Local Government Spending
How do women influence local government spending so that it is more responsive to their needs and priorities? This remains a challenge in Nepal, as women lack social, political and economic power to influence decision making for the benefit of women, as well as men.
May 2015
Clean Water Improves Health, Breaks Down Barriers in Nepal
A community-based project supported by ADB has brought clean water and better sanitation to more than 568,000 people in Nepal.
July 2013
Nepal Cities: Clean and Healthy Urban Development
Bharatpur, one of Nepal’s fastest-growing municipalities, is taking steps to improve the urban environment, making the city more climate-resilient in the process.
May 2013
Nepal Water and Sanitation: Local Action Shows Results
Communities in towns that line Nepal’s main highways are better able to deal with the severe water and sanitation issues that result from sudden and massive urbanization.
May 2013
Nepal Farming and Agriculture
Rural farm workers who might otherwise have joined Nepal’s wave of urbanization band together to raise incomes, by double cropping and branding their produce.
April 2013
Enhancing Irrigated Agricultural Productivity through Multifunctional Water Users’ Associations and Its Dissemination: PDA After-Care
This after-care Pilot and Demonstration Activities (PDA) will document the evolution of multifunctional WUAs after rehabilitation works and evaluate the factors, environment, and prerequisites for the evolution of multifunctional WUAs through case studies of different agro-ecological zones of Nepal.
March 2013
Empowering Women in Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Philippines
Three women share how their lives have been changed as beneficiaries of and contributors to the success of development projects aimed at the most vulnerable in society.